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Positive Traction Axel
Hello everyone,
There are some trikes and quads on the market that have a positive traction rear axel that supplies drive to both wheels. Does anyone know where these can be purchased? I have a trike that I'm thinking of building into a quad but only if I can get one of these axels. Thanks for any help. Jeff |
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Must be some kind of limited slip kind of deviceor else you wouldn't be able
to turn. Sounds $$$$. "Jeff Grippe" wrote in message ... Hello everyone, There are some trikes and quads on the market that have a positive traction rear axel that supplies drive to both wheels. Does anyone know where these can be purchased? I have a trike that I'm thinking of building into a quad but only if I can get one of these axels. Thanks for any help. Jeff ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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I'm looking at this for a rear axel so turning isn't necessary.
Thanks, Jeff "bent_pilot" wrote in message ... Must be some kind of limited slip kind of deviceor else you wouldn't be able to turn. Sounds $$$$. "Jeff Grippe" wrote in message ... Hello everyone, There are some trikes and quads on the market that have a positive traction rear axel that supplies drive to both wheels. Does anyone know where these can be purchased? I have a trike that I'm thinking of building into a quad but only if I can get one of these axels. Thanks for any help. Jeff ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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If the rear is the drive axle, you have to have a differential or you won't
be able to turn, because unlike in a race car with a posi rear, you don't have the HP or torque to break rear wheel traction! "Jeff Grippe" jeff@door7 wrote in message ... I'm looking at this for a rear axel so turning isn't necessary. Thanks, Jeff "bent_pilot" wrote in message ... Must be some kind of limited slip kind of deviceor else you wouldn't be able to turn. Sounds $$$$. "Jeff Grippe" wrote in message ... Hello everyone, There are some trikes and quads on the market that have a positive traction rear axel that supplies drive to both wheels. Does anyone know where these can be purchased? I have a trike that I'm thinking of building into a quad but only if I can get one of these axels. Thanks for any help. Jeff ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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Jeff Grippe wrote:
Hello everyone, There are some trikes and quads on the market that have a positive traction rear axel that supplies drive to both wheels. Does anyone know where these can be purchased? I have a trike that I'm thinking of building into a quad but only if I can get one of these axels. It would be helpful to know where you saw these, but many two-wheel-drive-rear axles are built by the manufacturer. You'll have to talk directly to them. "Positive traction" sometimes means that that power is supplied to both rear wheels through independant freewheels instead of a differential. This arrangement allows the outside wheel to turn faster than the drivetrain when the vehicle is turning. This isn't a true "positraction" differential, where power is distributed proportionally to both wheels unless one wheel start slipping, at which point the "posi" kicks in and allows the non-slipping wheel to power the vehicle. Jeff |
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Jeff Grippe wrote:
There are some trikes and quads on the market that have a positive traction rear axel that supplies drive to both wheels. I don't see it on their website right now, but Lightfoot at least used to offer it as an option on all their trikes. Maybe they still do. Might be worth dropping them a line - http://www.lightfootcycles.com/trikes.htm |
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"Jeff Wills" wrote in message It would be helpful to know where you saw these, but many two-wheel-drive-rear axles are built by the manufacturer. You'll have to talk directly to them. "Positive traction" sometimes means that that power is supplied to both rear wheels through independant freewheels instead of a differential. This arrangement allows the outside wheel to turn faster than the drivetrain when the vehicle is turning. This is exactly what I am looking for. The Mountain Quad from Crank It (www.crank-it.com) and the Rhoades Car (I don't have the URL handy) both have this feature. I have emailed both of them and neither has responded. I assume that they didn't respond because I wasn't a potential buyer but I don't actually know whey they didn't respond. Thanks, Jeff |
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Jeff Grippe wrote: "Jeff Wills" wrote in message It would be helpful to know where you saw these, but many two-wheel-drive-rear axles are built by the manufacturer. You'll have to talk directly to them. "Positive traction" sometimes means that that power is supplied to both rear wheels through independant freewheels instead of a differential. This arrangement allows the outside wheel to turn faster than the drivetrain when the vehicle is turning. This is exactly what I am looking for. The Mountain Quad from Crank It (www.crank-it.com) and the Rhoades Car (I don't have the URL handy) both have this feature. I have emailed both of them and neither has responded. I assume that they didn't respond because I wasn't a potential buyer but I don't actually know whey they didn't respond. Thanks, Jeff The Crank-It's rear axle uses dual freewheels to allow the outside wheel to spin faster in a turn, as I said above. The Rhoades Car uses a similar setup as far as I can tell, but their website is darn short on details. Both systems are integral with their vehicle designs and probably not available seperately. You might also want to contact Worksman: http://www.worksman.com/ to see if their rear axle is available seperately. I think they have two-wheel-drive units, but I'm not certain. Other Jeff |
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"Jeff Wills" wrote in message ups.com... Jeff Grippe wrote: "Jeff Wills" wrote in message It would be helpful to know where you saw these, but many two-wheel-drive-rear axles are built by the manufacturer. You'll have to talk directly to them. "Positive traction" sometimes means that that power is supplied to both rear wheels through independant freewheels instead of a differential. This arrangement allows the outside wheel to turn faster than the drivetrain when the vehicle is turning. This is exactly what I am looking for. The Mountain Quad from Crank It (www.crank-it.com) and the Rhoades Car (I don't have the URL handy) both have this feature. I have emailed both of them and neither has responded. I assume that they didn't respond because I wasn't a potential buyer but I don't actually know whey they didn't respond. Thanks, Jeff The Crank-It's rear axle uses dual freewheels to allow the outside wheel to spin faster in a turn, as I said above. The Rhoades Car uses a similar setup as far as I can tell, but their website is darn short on details. Both systems are integral with their vehicle designs and probably not available seperately. You might also want to contact Worksman: http://www.worksman.com/ to see if their rear axle is available seperately. I think they have two-wheel-drive units, but I'm not certain. Other Jeff Do they mount the freewheels the same direction, or rebuild the left one so it has reversed pawls? ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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bent_pilot wrote:
Do they mount the freewheels the same direction, or rebuild the left one so it has reversed pawls? I would assume they're mounted in the "normal" orientation, or one side uses an ACS "Southpaw" left-side freewheel. Reversing the pawls sounds like a pretty hairy operation to me. Jeff |
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